培根散文隨筆集第30章：Of Regiment of Health 論養生（中英對照）
培根散文隨筆集中英對照，通過閱讀文學名著學語言，是掌握英語的絕佳方法。既可接觸原汁原味的英語，又能享受文學之美，一舉兩得，何樂不為？
30 of regiment of health 論養生
there is a wisdom in this, beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health.
養生有道，非醫學底規律所能盡。一個人自己底觀察，他對于何者有益何者有害于自己的知識，乃是最好的保健藥品。
but it is a safer conclusion to say; this agreeth not well with me, therefore i will not continue it; than this; i fmd no offence of this, therefore i may use it. for strength of nature in youth passeth over many excesses, which are owing a man till his age. discern of the coming on of years, and think not, to do the same things still; for age will not be defied. beware of sudden change in any great point of diet, and if necessity enforce it, fit the rest to it. for it is a secret, both in nature, and state; that it is safer to change many things, than one. examine thy customs, of diet, sleep, exercise, apparel, and the like; and try in anything thou shall judge hurtful, to discontinue it by little and little; but so, as if thou doest fmd any inconvenience by the change, thou come back to it again: for it is hard to distinguish, that which is generally held good, and wholesome, from that, which is good particularly, and fit for thine own body.
但是在下斷語的時候，如果說：“這個與我底身體不合，因此我要戒它”，比說：“這個好象于我沒有什么害處，因此我要用它”較為安全得多。因為少壯時代底天賦的強力可以忍受許多縱欲的行為，而這些行為是等于記在賬上，到了老年的時候，是要還的。留心你底年歲底增加，不要永遠想做同一的事情，因為年歲是不受蔑視的。在飲食底重要部分上不可驟然變更，如果不得已而變更的話，則別的部分也須要變更，以便配合得宜。因為在自然的事體和國家的事務上都有一種秘訣，就是變一事不如變多事的安全。把你平日飲食、睡眠、運動、衣服、等等的習慣自省一下，并且把其中你認為有害的習慣試行逐漸戒絕，但是其辦法應當這樣，如果你由這種變更而感覺不適的時候，就應當回到原來的習慣去；因為把一般認為有益衛生的習慣和于個人有益，于你自己底身體適合的習慣分別起來是不容易的。
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